We’re both factory owners. We both made shells for the Nazis. But mine worked, damn it!
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Predicting every Big 12 football team’s updated final record, order of finish for 2024 season
The race for a Big 12 title could be the most exciting of any conference in college football this 2024 season with a stacked group of contenders. There is no clear-cut favorite with an obvious path to the championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which sets up a potential down-to-the-wire finish come late November.
What’s next for KU football in the 2025 class after a barrage of commitments?
Now that was a busy Sunday. KU landed five commitments following its second big official visit weekend and the Jayhawks’ 2025 class ballooned all the way up to 11 members, which was nearly double from the start of the weekend. But KU isn’t finished and the next seven days are going to be massive for the Jayhawks to fill their remaining needs.
High school basketball’s top players, regardless of class: Get to know the next wave of future top NBA picks
Our staff has spent the spring living out of suitcases. We’ve been on the road covering major events from coast-to-coast — including all of the sneaker circuits, the nation’s most prominent camps, two USA Basketball training camps and plenty of independent events.
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Putin’s first North Korea visit in 24 years kicks off with vow to tighten ties | AP News
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country faces “aggression,” in a pact that came as both face escalating standoffs with the West.
The Gay Comedians Who Showed the Way Even if They Weren’t Exactly Out – The New York Times
On one episode, Letterman introduces a “very funny and strange, peculiar man who first played Las Vegas way back in 1963.” The sea of seemingly straight guys parts, and to a cartoonishly accelerated rendition of “Happy Days Are Here Again,” the comedian Rip Taylor speed-walks through, ferociously hurling heaps of confetti, his signature entrance shtick.
Up First briefing: Why Juneteenth is for all Americans : NPR
Confession: I had never heard of Juneteenth until I came to D.C., after college. A colleague and friend who was dating a guy from Texas told me about it. Even then, I thought it was a regional thing, like Mardi Gras — which is to say: not to be tampered with, watered down or interpreted by people not in the know, if you get my drift.
The ‘weirdo progressive’ son of the Oath Keepers founder running for office in Montana | Montana | The Guardian
With his thick eyeliner, long blond hair and leather jacket, Dakota Adams does not look like a typical politician.
The 27-year-old, who is running as a progressive Democrat in a deep-red, rural corner of Montana, doesn’t have a typical politician backstory either.
Adams is the son of Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group who last year was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the January 6 insurrection. Adams grew up in what he describes as an environment of “extreme isolation and paranoia” – a situation he and his siblings escaped in 2018, when their mother left Rhodes.
Longtime Voice of Marge Simpson Passes Away at 81 – Inside the Magic
The news of MacKenzie’s passing was confirmed by fellow Simpsons costar Humberto Vélez, who provides the voice of Homer. MacKenzie provided the Latin dubbing for the iconic character for many years.
The Boston Celtics Won the NBA Title. Their MVP Was Math. – WSJ
BOSTON—At their best, as the Boston Celtics throttled the Dallas Mavericks over a 4-1 win in the NBA Finals, they seemed to be doing something other than playing basketball. Sure, they were driving for dunks, rising to block shots and launching 3-pointers.
Researchers Say Social Media Warning Is Too Broad – The New York Times
When the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, announced on Monday that he was planning to push for a mental health warning label on social media platforms, he was met with cheers from many parents and teachers, who described a long, lonely struggle to wrench children away from a habit that was hurting them.
For years, crumbs of cannabis impacted a Maryland man’s life. Now he sees a clearer future | AP News
“I just feel like this is a big opportunity for people, you know, to not let struggles get in their way,” Jordan, 32, said in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, a day after he watched the governor sign an executive order for the sweeping pardon of more than 175,000 convictions.
The Farm Table makes up made-from-scratch meals | Daily Inter Lake
Brandi Peerman and her husband bought the Whitefish Hostel in 2019 and turned it into a bed and breakfast.
New Boeing whistleblower shared ‘chilling’ account of retaliation, senator says | CNN Business
A current Boeing employee claims that the company tried to shield broken or out-of-specification 737 Max plane parts from regulators and lost track of them, according to a Senate subcommittee investigation made public Tuesday. This latest whistleblower came forward hours before Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun testifies on Capitol Hill amid growing questions over the safety of Boeing’s aircraft. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal chairs the subcommittee holding the hearing and joins Sara Sidner to discuss.
Arguments heard in case against Montana “anti-transgender law” in Missoula
The plaintiffs in the case argued that SB 458 is unconstitutional on the grounds that it did not meet the constitutional rule of having a “single title” as well as it not going through the proper process to codify the bill.
Justin Timberlake sets social media alight with memes over his DWI arrest as fans joke he must have drank from a giant martini glass… while his iconic dance moves come back to haunt him after failing sobriety test | Daily Mail Online
The singer, 43, was arrested after he ran a stop sign while behind the wheel of his BMW X7 in the early hours of Tuesday morning after a night out with friends.
Manchin, bipartisan colleagues introduce TAKE IT DOWN Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTAP) – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) joined his bipartisan colleagues in introducing the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act. This bipartisan legislation would criminalize the publication of non-consensual, intimate imagery (NCII), including AI-generated NCII, and require social media and similar websites to have procedures to remove content upon notification from a victim.